Should Ofloxacin Be Given For Loose Motions In An Infant?

Posted on Thu, 29 May 2014

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Question : my daughter is 17 months old fever comes back every after 5days or 10days .sleeps are disturb.some times motion are loose.5ml albendazole was given yesturday.done stool test today n found out mucus present..doctor prescribe ofloxacin oral solution.should i start giving her this medicine..

Answered by Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
not as a routine!

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Personally I. Will wait and nor give any antibiotic.

If stool consistency is OK ,wait.

Infective diarrhoea rarely requires such antibiotic.

For fever look/for other causes like urinary infection.

God bless

Dr uma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar